>> And ace-hostile materials are really not very helpful; <<
Painfully true.
>> just because someone stops wanting sex (or never did in the first place) doesn't mean anything is wrong with them that needs fixing <<
Agreed. I think it comes from two things:
1) a generally ace-hostile culture where people don't believe in asexuality or consider it a disorder, and
2) an age-hostile society where people do everything they can to suppress all signs of aging and act as young as possible.
I don't think either of those things are very healthy. Especially since it denies people the chance to find whole new flavors of happiness that young people usually don't have the patience for because they're too busy banging like bunnies.
>> (although they certainly have a right to fix it if that lack bothers them). <<
Also true.
>> Also, I forgot to mention it in my other reply, but thank you for the link to AVEN. <<
Yay! I'm so glad you found that useful.
>> It seems like it might be a good site to find more like minded people, and more information in general. :) <<
Likely so. It has a lot of information, and some links to outside blogs and such.
Re: One person’s take...
Yep.
>> And ace-hostile materials are really not very helpful; <<
Painfully true.
>> just because someone stops wanting sex (or never did in the first place) doesn't mean anything is wrong with them that needs fixing <<
Agreed. I think it comes from two things:
1) a generally ace-hostile culture where people don't believe in asexuality or consider it a disorder, and
2) an age-hostile society where people do everything they can to suppress all signs of aging and act as young as possible.
I don't think either of those things are very healthy. Especially since it denies people the chance to find whole new flavors of happiness that young people usually don't have the patience for because they're too busy banging like bunnies.
>> (although they certainly have a right to fix it if that lack bothers them). <<
Also true.
>> Also, I forgot to mention it in my other reply, but thank you for the link to AVEN. <<
Yay! I'm so glad you found that useful.
>> It seems like it might be a good site to find more like minded people, and more information in general. :) <<
Likely so. It has a lot of information, and some links to outside blogs and such.
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